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Now that I know
The way it goes
You gotta pay back every penny that you owe

twelve years old
In your mama's clothes
Shut the blinds and lock up every door

and if you hear
Someone coming near
Just close your eyes and make them disappear now

Years away
Finds me here today
On my own and always of my way now

So I send my friends
Gifts from where I've been
Something for the hand that's never there to lend

better keep those eyes
Climbing paradise
And don't pretend you won't reach it in the end now

dearest dear
I know you been here
Why'd you run tell me why'd you disappear now

that you're now
Here with me
Seems to be the only time I can see you clearly

I may not know
How to treat or give you what you need
But I am a gentle man who says what he means now

And now I sing
Upon my knees
And praise the kindness of a gentle breeze

I'd see that swell
Like a story in me to tell
Told years away and past my baby dying

so you raise them up
To heaven or ways to hell
They're unaware share to give a hand to help some

oh you give them away
But they'll come back to you someday
Why nobody was ever there to help them

and no it ain't fair
And if god forbid you care
It's enough to get you in a whole lotta trouble

realize
It ain't wise to idealize
Or put your life in the hands of any struggle

never renounce
Or ever claim to be
And never buy that freedom just ain't free

Ella sang
"Sifting in the Sand"
Like a hymn within to help us understand

heaven awaits
We're making our last stand
Glory bound and sparrow in our hand
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arab On Sep 01, 2005
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Cover art for Now That I Know lyrics by Devendra Banhart

Here go the actual lyrics:

Now that I know The way it goes You've gotta pay back every penny that you owe

Twelve years old In your mama's clothes Shut the blinds and lock up every door

And if you hear Someone's coming near Just close your eyes and make them disappear now

Years away Finds me here today On my own and always on my way now

So I send my friends Gifts from where i've been Something for the hand that never there to lend

Better keep those eyes Climbing paradise And don't pretend you won't reach it in the end now

Dearest dear I know you've been here Why'd you run, tell me why'd you disappear

Now that you're not Here with me 'Seems to be the only time I can see you clearly

I may not know How to treat or give you what you need But I am a gentle man who says what he means now

And now I sing Upon my knees And praise the kindness of a gentle breeze

I see it swell Like a story in me to tell Told years away and past my day of dying

So you raise them up To have and always have They're unaware of share or give a hand to help some

Oh you give them away But they’ll come back to you someday Wanna know why nobody was ever there to help them

And not it ain’t fair And if God forbid you care It’s enough to get you in a whole lot of trouble

Awww realize It ain’t wise to idealize Or put your life in the hands of any struggle

Never renounce or ever claim to be And never buy that freedom just ain’t free now

Ella sang Sifting in the sand Like a hymn within to help us understand

Heaven awaits We’re making our last stand Glory bound and sparrow in our hand

"Ella sang sifting in the sand like a hymn within to help us understand"

i think he's talking about Ella Fitzgerald!!! if he is i'm really excited... here is a line from her song "A Night in Tunisia"

"They guide you through the desert sand"

that makes me think there's a possability.

mmm. pretty...

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Cover art for Now That I Know lyrics by Devendra Banhart

Yeah, I thought Nick Drakes 'cello song'

Cover art for Now That I Know lyrics by Devendra Banhart

This song is so damn beautiful. I can't stop playing it.

Cover art for Now That I Know lyrics by Devendra Banhart

Oh gods that cello(?) line. Gorgeous.

Cover art for Now That I Know lyrics by Devendra Banhart

"Never renounce or ever claim to be And never buy that freedom just ain’t free now"

This is a reference to the common Vietnam-era remark that "freedom isn't free" which is being recycled on bumper stickers and talk radio stations presently in regard to the war on iraq.

Cover art for Now That I Know lyrics by Devendra Banhart

Amazing. Reminds me of Nick Drake.

Cover art for Now That I Know lyrics by Devendra Banhart

beautiful

Cover art for Now That I Know lyrics by Devendra Banhart

any thoughts on the lyric:

"in your mama's clothes"

kind of stands out to me.

Cover art for Now That I Know lyrics by Devendra Banhart

jodawo --

when devendra was 5 years old, and his mom left ... he went into his mom's room, and took a spiral hair brush, and his mom's dresses, and he danced around the room singing. It helped shape his singing and style..

Cover art for Now That I Know lyrics by Devendra Banhart

that's so cute, derekteixeira! this is my FAVORITE devendra song EVER. i saw him in concert about a month ago, and he's probably the most loving, peaceful person i've ever "met"...